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Can a Man Be Charged for Indecent Exposure in His Own Kitchen?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2019
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Can a Man Be Charged for Indecent Exposure in His Own Kitchen?

It is 2 am, a woman, home in her own kitchen, is working away on her computer for her second job. She pa ...

It is 2 am, a woman, home in her own kitchen, is working away on her computer for her second job. She pauses and sees, across the 20-foot-wide breezeway, her neighbor’s light turn on. Suddenly she l ...

August 21, 2019
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Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2019
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Two Men Re-Sentenced and Released Under SB 1437

San Francisco – On Monday Judge John K. Stewart formally re-sentenced Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson to ...

San Francisco – On Monday Judge John K. Stewart formally re-sentenced Emmitt Lewis and Michael Wilson to time-served and two years of parole, one week after granting their petition under the SB 1437, ...

August 20, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released Upon Re-Sentencing

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a San Francisco County Judge John K. Ste ...

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a San Francisco County Judge John K. Stewart ruled that the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, during an evidentiary ...

August 13, 2019
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Trial Opens in Case of Man Accused of Punching San Francisco Police Officer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2019
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Trial Opens in Case of Man Accused of Punching San Francisco Police Officer

Defense Claims It Was Self-Defense and Mistaken Identity San Francisco - Did Tyler Gress steal merchandis ...

Defense Claims It Was Self-Defense and Mistaken Identity San Francisco - Did Tyler Gress steal merchandise from a Ross Dress For Less in San Francisco on February 28, 2019, escalate a confrontation wi ...

August 09, 2019
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Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 08, 2019
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Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing

By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco - San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony- ...

By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco - San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony-murder law continued for a second day, with the accident reconstruction expert testifying befor ...

August 08, 2019
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Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 06, 2019
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Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law

by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under ...

by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under the recently passed SB 1437 law that eliminates the felony murder in cases where the individual ...

August 06, 2019
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Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2019
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Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case

by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer to ...

by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer took the stand in a misdemeanor driving under the influence case where the defendant is accused o ...

August 05, 2019
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Judge Issues Ruling on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 25, 2019
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Judge Issues Ruling on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

by Lauren Bradley San Francisco - In Department 26 of the Hall of Justice, Judge Lam gave his ruling afte ...

by Lauren Bradley San Francisco - In Department 26 of the Hall of Justice, Judge Lam gave his ruling after more than two hours of further oral argument in a hearing on motions to suppress evidence and ...

July 25, 2019
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Closing Arguments Heard in Armed Robbery Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 24, 2019
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Closing Arguments Heard in Armed Robbery Case

by Nabil Sirur Closing arguments were presented in Department 25 for the trial of defendant Mr. Rivas, wh ...

by Nabil Sirur Closing arguments were presented in Department 25 for the trial of defendant Mr. Rivas, who is charged with an armed robbery in San Francisco. On March 24, 2019, the complaining witness ...

July 24, 2019
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DA Attempts to Keep Criminal Charges on Woman After DUI Charges Dismissed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2019
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DA Attempts to Keep Criminal Charges on Woman After DUI Charges Dismissed

Originally, Keya Pikes was on trial for a misdemeanor DUI as well as a misdemeanor for driving on a suspe ...

Originally, Keya Pikes was on trial for a misdemeanor DUI as well as a misdemeanor for driving on a suspended license. But when the DUI charge was thrown out and the case went to closing argument, it ...

July 23, 2019
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Judge Denies Conditional Release of Suspect Awaiting Trial in Auto Burglary

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 23, 2019
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Judge Denies Conditional Release of Suspect Awaiting Trial in Auto Burglary

By Zac Keenan Judge Puri denied both a motion to reduce the charges and to release on the condition of as ...

By Zac Keenan Judge Puri denied both a motion to reduce the charges and to release on the condition of assertive case management, for Chester Rebolledo in a preliminary hearing on July 19, 2019. As of ...

July 23, 2019
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Judge Orders Further Briefing After Oral Arguments on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2019
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Judge Orders Further Briefing After Oral Arguments on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

by SF Court Watch Staff The defense has challenged the collection of DNA from a defendant in a high-profi ...

by SF Court Watch Staff The defense has challenged the collection of DNA from a defendant in a high-profile serial rape case and Judge Lam will now take the matter under advisement as he asked for add ...

July 22, 2019
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Judge Reduces Charge Down to Misdemeanor Following Preliminary Hearing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2019
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Judge Reduces Charge Down to Misdemeanor Following Preliminary Hearing

SAN FRANCISCO - Judge Rita Lin, after hearing a full preliminary hearing, following a break watched the s ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Judge Rita Lin, after hearing a full preliminary hearing, following a break watched the surveillance video and decided the conduct by Roger Vasso, who is charged with possession of amm ...

July 16, 2019
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Woman Acquitted of Murdering Grandmother

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 15, 2019
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Woman Acquitted of Murdering Grandmother

By Marshall Hammons, Pam Nichada, and Ruby Wilks On Monday afternoon, the jury returned with a verdict of ...

By Marshall Hammons, Pam Nichada, and Ruby Wilks On Monday afternoon, the jury returned with a verdict of not guilty on all counts. Closing arguments took place the morning of Friday, July 12, in ongo ...

July 15, 2019
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Davis Vanguard Podcast Episode 1: Chesa Boudin

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2019
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Davis Vanguard Podcast Episode 1: Chesa Boudin

The Vanguard has launched its podcast and the first episode features San Francisco DA Candidate Chesa Bou ...

The Vanguard has launched its podcast and the first episode features San Francisco DA Candidate Chesa Boudin who discusses his race, criminal justice reform and the progressive prosecution movement. ...

July 12, 2019
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Dispute over “Consciousness” Arises during Murder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2019
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Dispute over “Consciousness” Arises during Murder

By Samantha Kancigor San Francisco - A fierce face-off occurred today in Department 10 between the defens ...

By Samantha Kancigor San Francisco - A fierce face-off occurred today in Department 10 between the defense counsel and the expert witness brought to the stand by the prosecution. The prosecution calle ...

July 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Closing Arguments in the Case of Hit and Run Leading to Serious Injury

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2019
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Closing Arguments in the Case of Hit and Run Leading to Serious Injury

San Francisco - “The only thing that mattered to Willie Flanigan was not to go to jail,” San Francisco De ...

San Francisco - “The only thing that mattered to Willie Flanigan was not to go to jail,” San Francisco Deputy DA Asha Jameson argued during her closing comments in the case against Mr. Flanigan. He is ...

July 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Widely Known Physician Neurologist Agrees with the Defense in Murder Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2019
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Widely Known Physician Neurologist Agrees with the Defense in Murder Case

By Nabil Sirur San Francisco - The beginning of the week kicked off with a long time expert physician on ...

By Nabil Sirur San Francisco - The beginning of the week kicked off with a long time expert physician on the witness stand for the defense in a San Francisco murder case. Dr. Woods has been practicing ...

July 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Defense Counsel Continues to Call Witnesses in the Murder Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 29, 2019
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Defense Counsel Continues to Call Witnesses in the Murder Case

By Ruby Wilks and Pam Nichada Defense counsel in the Murder case continued to call witnesses to the stand ...

By Ruby Wilks and Pam Nichada Defense counsel in the Murder case continued to call witnesses to the stand on June 27, 2019, and June 28, 2019. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attem ...

June 29, 2019
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Defense Calls Witnesses to the Stand in Murder Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 27, 2019
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Defense Calls Witnesses to the Stand in Murder Trial

By Samantha Kancigor The defense brought six witnesses before the court on Tuesday, June 26, 2019, in ord ...

By Samantha Kancigor The defense brought six witnesses before the court on Tuesday, June 26, 2019, in order to better paint a picture of the young defendant, for the jury. The defendant is being charg ...

June 27, 2019
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